symptoms of melanoma bone metastasis

Written by Sun Ming Yue

Medical Oncology

Updated on September 01, 2024

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Once melanoma metastasizes, patients will experience significant pain, which will become increasingly severe and eventually unbearable. Having melanoma can also cause the bones to become brittle and prone to fractures and cracks. Once melanoma metastasizes, it also destroys the body's immune system, causing patients to suffer from long-term headaches and nausea, and making the body weaker.

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